Writing has always been a way out for me, an escape from my feelings by writing about them. I feel that if I write them then I've thrown them out of my system and they can no longer be a burden to me. In retrospect this is not exactly true, however it becomes a healthy release of thoughts that could otherwise, if not controlled, spiral out of control, circling the mind like a running track, going round and round, however the track has no positive finish line. This can become dangerous, therefore having an alternative outlet can allow these repetitive ideas to divert course and attempt to finalise into theories that one can carefully assess, conclude and move on.
For some people the idea of writing your feeling down is just an inconceivable concept that is either passed off as just a waste of time or a pointless activity. This could be because they have trouble coming to terms with the reality of their problem, fears or anxieties or because they feel that no cognitive action could resolve their concerns.
I have often found that these people hold the characteristics of hiding their emotions and/or not talking about an emotional situation after it has happened, therefore never readdressing past problems.
Often these people never have much to say anyway! However thats never been a problem for me, in fact its been the opposite, my thoughts are endless as are my opinions and accounts of various situations I have been in, dreams I’ve had and ideas for the future. Catch me at the right time and you’ll be sorry :-)
Although whether you choose to confront a situation sooner rather than never can’t always resolve it or remove it from your memory or thoughts, facing and discussing issues can occasionally help short-term by feeling less burdened, as though you had been carry the world on your shoulders but for the minute or few, (even longer if it was just the one worry that was immediately affecting you) the load seems lighter.
Writing has the same effect to many people and I therefore encourage it wherever possible.
